Overshoe.



'F. E. JOUSSET.

OVERSHOE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. I5. 1916.

Patented Nov. 2i, 1916.

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FRANCES E. JOUSSE'I, GF NEW YORK, N. Y.

OVERSHOE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCES E. JoUssE'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Overshoes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The present invention relates to overshoes.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to construct a rubberovershoe which can be easily applied upon the ordinary shoe and which soengages with the heel of the said shoe as to effectively retain theovershoe thereon.

It is also my purpose to construct an overshoe of rubber or othersuitable waterproof elastic material having a depending sleeve at theheel portion thereof so constructed and arranged as to frictionallyengage with the heel of the shoe proper to hold the rubber on the shoe.

It is a further object of the invention to produce an elastic overshoewhich shall embody the desirable features of simplicity, cheapness andefficiency.

With the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in thefollowing specification and falling within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view illustrating the application of myimprovement, Fig. 2 is a sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1, Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the overshoe, and Fig. 4 is anenlarged detail perspective view of the heel portion of the overshoe.

As is well known the majority of persons tread heaviest upon theirheels, and as a consequence the heel of a shoe is most subject to wear.This, of course, is also true of overshoes, and to overcome this wearupon the overshoe, an overshoe has been placed upon the market which isnot provided with the ordinary heel portion but which has an opening inlieu thereof through which the heel of the shoe may pass. Thisconstruction has been found non-effective for the reason that the pullupon the heel portion of the overshoe frequently results in the tearingof the same, as well as from the fact that the said overshoe does notengage around the heel with sufiicient friction and still again that theconstruction permits of the entrance be- Specification of LettersPatent.

Application filed April 15, 1916.

Patented Nov. 21, 1916.

Serial No. 91,386.

drawings, I have illustrated an overshoe which includes a foot or bodyportion 1 that is preferably constructed of the usual elastic waterproof material, such as rubber. The

body 1 is, of course, shaped to snugly receive the shoe 2 and the saidbody, at the heel portion thereof is provided with an opening to receivethe heel 3 of the shoe 2, and this opening is surrounded by a dependingsleeve l of elastic material. The sleeve 4 is adapted to frictionallyengage with the heel 3 and thereby effects in retaining the overshoeupon the shoe proper. The sleeve is so arranged as to conform itself tothe shape of the heel 8, and is provided, at its lower edge, withdepending fingers 5. Each of the fingers 5 presents a member which issubstantially V-shaped in plan, so that the lower or outer edges of thefingers are spaced each an equal distance away from the other,

.and the said fingers upon their outer faces have their edges eachformed with a continuous reinforcing bead 6.

The fingers and sleeve frictionally engaging with the heel of the shoein addition to serving as. means for effectively sustaining the overshoeupon a shoe prevent the entrance of moisture, etc., between the overshoe and the heel of the shoe, and the peculiar construction andarrangement reinforces the rear or heel portion of the overshoe. Owingto the slope or inclination of all ordinary construction of shoe heels,the device can be easily and quickly removed from the shoe, and thesimplicity and advantages of the improvement will, it is thought, beapparent without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

1. An overshoe having an opening at the heel port-ion thereof and anelastic sleeve surrounding the opening and depending from the overshoeand gripping elements associated with said sleeve.

2. An overshoe having a heel opening, and an elastic sleeve surroundingthe opening and depending from the overshoe, said sleeve including aplurality of spaced fingers.

3. An overshoe having an opening at the heel portion thereof, and anelastic sleeve surrounding the opening and depending from the overshoe,said sleeve having its lower portion formed with spaced elastic fingers.

4. An overshoe having an opening at the heel portion thereof, and asleeve surrounding the opening and depending from the overshoe, saidsleeve having its lower portion' provided with spaced elastic fingers.

5'. An overshoe having an opening in the heel portion thereof, a sleevesurrounding the opening and depending from the overshoe, said sleevehaving its lower portion provided with fingers which are substantiallyV-shaped in plan, and reinforcing ribs for the edges of the fingers.

6. An overshoe having an opening in the heel portion thereof, an elasticsleeve surrounding the opening and depending from the overshoe, andintegral V-shaped fingers formed upon the sleeve, each of said fingershaving a continuous reinforcing bead upon the outer edges thereof.

7. An overshoe having an opening at the heel portion thereof, and anelastic sleeve surrounding the opening and depending from the overshoe,said sleeve having integral gripping members at the lower edge thereof.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANCES E. J OUSSET.

Copies of'thispatent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

